Much needed silence

Silence is something I long for. It makes me feel comfortable in most situations. I don't find it awkward as long as I am in a comfortable environment and I feel safe with the people surrounding me. Silence relates to peace for me. Of course I enjoy sports and I am used to the noise and rowdiness. However, if I am studying or going for a walk, I very much enjoy the silence or the quiet noises. But, its different when I am studying in school. I may not truly know some classmates or the teacher, so then the silence could bother me. And, in those certain situations, hearing noise can be a huge relief for me. When I am at home alone, I tend to put on the t.v. or play music. When I am alone. I can stay in silence or be comforted by some noise. But, their is so much going on in my life that can be loud such as friends, family, sports, and school. And, sometimes getting away from all that babble can be a relaxing step away from everything. Awkward silences have occurred for me and usually they are with people I do not know that well. With friends, their usually is always noise or in that rare occasion that their is silence, its not awkward. I have a few friends who don't feel comfortable in complete silence and they tend to put noise into the scene somehow, but I try to help and not make them feel awkward in that situation. When those kinds of people fill the air with words and noise, it can help people to listen more. Especially, if everyone is uncomfortable with the silence. Because, you may be the person waiting and wishing for words to come out of someones mouth. So that would make you want to listen more and almost have to listen more in order to put yourself back into your comfortable state.

The First Day of Sociology

The first day of Sociology was an interesting experience for me. I felt confused or as if Mr. Smith was waiting for us to do or say something. When he said good afternoon class, I thought he wanted a complete answer like, "good afternoon Mr. Smith." I just sat there and felt a bit uncomfortable to look at him. I was just expecting a normal introduction to the class and himself. That was the experience I received from every other teacher. However, the different way of beginning the class threw me off. But, it just showed me that this class with be interesting and hopefully allow me to think and perceive things in a different way. Also, the idea of shaking each students hand was something I have only seen from one teacher before. It felt like Mr. Smith was trying to be more personal with each student which seems very important. Already on the first day, this class has taken a different approach which I believe is a great start. Another interesting first besides the impression of the teacher was the strange question of electrocuting strangers. My initial instinct is of course not and why would somebody want to. Yet, it surprised me to see that people were considering it and for the idea. Ideally, I would think you should not punish a complete stranger. You do not know if they are good and bad and whether they truly do deserve it, the choice should not be in your hands.